Wednesday, 2 August 1882

I am sitting for my portrait at Tony's. That imbecile still hasn't had his tooth put back in... It doesn't stop us from being good friends... He could have his tooth put in and we'd still never think of being anything other than good friends, only I cannot admire his talent... He did a ceiling very well, very well — it was just what was needed; simple, cool, elegant, a ceiling that doesn't fall down on one's head. As for his paintings... I prefer, to those forty perfectly drawn figures, a single head, a simple head by Bastien or by Carolus, where the tones sing.